Specifications

Glossary
976 Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
Zone
A set of devices and hosts attached to the same fabric and configured as being in the same zone.
Devices and hosts within the same zone have access permission to others in the zone, but are not
visible to any outside the zone.
See also Zoning.
Zone Alias
A name assigned to a device or group of devices in a zone. Aliases can greatly simplify the zone
administrative process.
See also alias.
Zone Configuration
A specified set of zones. Enabling a configuration enables all zones in that configuration.
See also defined zone configuration, enabled zone configuration.
Zone Member
A port, node, WWN, or alias, which is part of a zone.
Zone Schemes
The level of zoning granularity selected. For example, zoning may be done by switch/port, WWN,
AL_PA, or a mixture.
See also zone configuration.
Zone Set
See zone configuration.
Zoning
An HP product that runs on Fabric OS and allows partitioning of the fabric into logical groupings
of devices. Devices in a zone can only access and be accessed by devices in the same zone.
See also zone.